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Spring Street

Vanessa Carlton
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Strum
D-DU-UDU
Na  na na na na na na
Na  na na na na na na
Na  na na na na na na
Na  na na na na na na
 I was heading  down to Spring  Street
 With a suitcase  in my hand
 And filled with love  and life and grand  delusions
 I knew  you’d understand
 When I left  you by the stairwell
 And your eyes  were wet with tears
 Mother, you knew  you had to let  me go
 Even after  all these years
 (And we sing)
Na  na na na na na na
 (And she said)
Na  na na na na na na
 (And walk on)
Na  na na na na na na
 (You're alright)
Na  na na na na na na
 And I found  myself a new  life
 And I’ve been living  with some friends
 And we hold  on to dreams and live  like kings
 Like the days  will never end
 And I left  him by the statue
 And his eyes  were filled with tears
 Lover you knew  you had to let  me go
 Even after  all these years
 (And we sing)
Na  na na na na na na
 (And he said)
Na  na na na na na na
 (We’ll walk on)
Na  na na na na na na
 (You're alright)
Na  na na na na na na
 And everything changes
 And friends become strangers
 And what  we hold so dear  slips away
 The past keeps on  fading
 But I’ll never forget  you
 It’s hard  to see that you’re a part  of me
 Even when we have  to say
Na  na na na na na na
 (And walk on)
Na  na na na na na na
 (And we sing)
Na  na na na na na na
 (You’re alright)
Na  na na na na na na
 And I moved  out of the city
 To start a family  of my own
 And when I look  into my daughter's  eyes
 And I don’t  feel so alone
 And as I walk  her down to Spring  Street
 And she holds  on to my hand
 Mother, you knew  my eyes would be  wet with tears
 And now  I understand
Na  na na na na na na
 (And I said)
Na  na na na na na na
 (Walk on)
Na  na na na na na na
 (And thank you)
Na  na na na na na na
 And walk on
 We’re alright
 And hold on
Na  na na na na na na

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Readable chord sheet for Spring Street by Vanessa Carlton

[Am]Na na na na na na [Em]na
[Am]Na na na na na na [Em]na
[Am]Na na na na na na [Em]na
[Am]Na na na na na na [Em]na

I was [C]heading down to [G]Spring Street
With a [C]suitcase in my [D]hand
And filled with [Am]love and life and [Em]grand delusions
I [C]knew you’d unders[D]tand
When I [C]left you by the s[G]tairwell
And your [C]eyes were wet with [D]tears
Mother, you [Am]knew you had to l[Em]et me go
Even [C]after all these [D]years

(And we sing)
[Am]Na na na na na na [Em]na
(And she said)
[Am]Na na na na na na [Em]na
(And walk on)
[Am]Na na na na na na [Em]na
(You're alright)
[Am]Na na na na na na [Em]na

And I f[C]ound myself a n[G]ew life
And I’ve been [C]living with some f[D]riends
And we hold[Am] on to dreams and [Em]live like kings
Like the d[C]ays will never [D]end
And I l[C]eft him by the s[G]tatue
And his [C]eyes were filled with t[D]ears
Lover you k[Am]new you had to l[Em]et me go
Even a[C]fter all these y[D]ears

(And we sing)
[Am]Na na na na na na [Em]na
(And he said)
[Am]Na na na na na na [Em]na
(We’ll walk on)
[Am]Na na na na na na [Em]na
(You're alright)
[Am]Na na na na na na [D]na

And everything c[C]hanges
And friends become [G]strangers
And [F]what we hold so [C]dear slips a[D]way
The past keeps on[C] fading
But I’ll never forg[G]et you
It’s [F]hard to see that you’re a p[C]art of me
Even when we h[D]ave to say

[Am]Na na na na na na [Em]na
(And walk on)
[Am]Na na na na na na [Em]na
(And we sing)
[Am]Na na na na na na [Em]na
(You’re alright)
[Am]Na na na na na na [Em]na

And I m[C]oved out of the [G]city
To start a [C]family of my [D]own
And when I [Am]look into my da[Em]ughter's eyes
And I [C]don’t feel so a[D]lone
And as I [C]walk her down to S[G]pring Street
And she [C]holds on to my [D]hand
Mother, you k[Am]new my eyes would be[Em] wet with tears
And [C]now I underst[D]and

[Am]Na na na na na na [Em]na
(And I said)
[Am]Na na na na na na [Em]na
(Walk on)
[Am]Na na na na na na [Em]na
(And thank you)
[Am]Na na na na na na [D]na

[Am]   [Em]    And walk on
[Am]   [Em]    We’re alright
[Am]   [Em]    And hold on
[Am]Na na na na na na [Em]na

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